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Mike Pelanconi

Producer, sound engineer

About Me

------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- ////// BIOGRAPHY ////// 15 years experience in engineering and production. A diverse repertoire of records and labels ranging from the cult to the now classic Acid Jazz/Delicious Vinyl of the 1990s to working with established Rock icons like Graham Coxon, Reggae legends like Gregory Isaacs and Dub Syndicate and Pop rebels such as Lily Allen and Little Barrie and many more. /// An expert operator of vintage recording consoles and techniques such as Helios, Api and Neve. Specialising in recording, mixing, digital editing (Pro Tools), re-mixing and mastering. A recording specialist who loves the challenge of capturing definitive performances. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- ////// PRINCE FATTY: FIRST SOLO ALBUM OUT SOON ////// Mike Pelanconi a.k.a. Prince Fatty 'Survival Of The Fattest' (2007, Mr Bongo) ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------/// /// RECENT ALBUM CREDITS ////// Lily Allen 'Alright Still' (2006, Parlophone/EMI), N°1 on the U.K. Singles Charts with Lily Allen's 'Smile', Little Barrie 'Stand Your Ground' (2006, Pias), Graham Coxon 'The Kiss of Morning', Nostalgia 77 'Everything Under The Sun' (2007, Tru Thoughts), Louis Vause 'Ombdurman Express', Nostalgia 77 'Live at the Jazz Café' (2005, Tru Thoughts), Barth 'Under the Trampoline' (2006, Ici D'Ailleurs), Afro Reggae (2006, Mr Bongo) ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- ////// RECENT SINGLE CREDITS ////// Milk Kan Bling Bling Baby for PIAS and Prince Fatty Ninas Dance for Stussy Records ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- ////// PAST CREDITS ////// Many Delicious Vinyl and Acid Jazz releases including JD from Tribe Called Quest, Pharcyde, Ndea Davenport, Brand New Heavies, Mother Earth, Kula Shaker, Sugar Hill Gang, Gregory Isaacs, Little Roy, Dub Syndicate, Adrian Sherwood/ON-U Sound, Sinead OConnor, Lo Fidelity All Stars, Born Jamericans, Luciano, Capleton, Ash, Nostalgia 77 and many more ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ --- ////// COMPANY CREDITS ////// V2, Polydor, Polygram, Epic, EMI Publishing, BMG, London Records, Atlantic, East West, Blue Mountain Music, Mr Bongo, ON-U Sound, Road Runner, Transcopic, Regal, Parlophone, EMI and PIAS. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- ////// HISTORY ////// 1993-96: Engineer/Producer for Acid Jazz /// 1996-99: Engineer and Mixer for Delicious Vinyl /// 2000 till present: Freelance Engineer and Producer ------------------------------------------------------------ ---

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Member Since: 3/28/2006
Band Members: Mike Pelanconi is a freelance engineer and producer. Graham Coxon from Blur says: “Mister Pel is a master of the fat and the skinny and can match a sound to a sound like Dulux matches the paint”. His first solo album Prince Fatty 'Survival Of The Fattest' is out on Mr Bongo.
Sounds Like: EQUIPMENT LIST ------------------------------------------------ /// SIGNAL PROCESSING /// 28 Channel Vintage BBC console from late 70s fitted with Neve 3 band EQ, Neumann W495 STB Mastering Equalizer, Pultec, Langevin Motown EQ, Late 60s BBC Germanium EQs and Limiters, Siemens, EMI, Chiswick Reach, Gates, Urei Compressors/Limiters, Tube Mic Amps ----------------------------------------------- /// FX /// AKG Stereo Spring Reverb, Grampian 636 and 666 Spring Reverb, Orban 106 C Spring Reverb, Fischer Space Expander Spring Reverb, Ursa Major Space Station Reverb, Mxr Digital Delay, Marshall Time Modulator Delay, Dynacord VRS23 Delay, Dynacord Tam 19, Dynacord Echocord Tube Tape Echo, Dynacord Echocord Mini Tape Echo, EMT 240, Schaller Roto Sound Leslie Simulator, Akai MFC42 Analog Filter, Palmer PDI-03 Speaker Simulator -----------------------------------------------/// DIGITAL /// ProTools LE with 18 analog in/outs featuring all standard Pro plug-ins. ------------------------------------------------------ /// MICROPHONES /// AKG, Neumann, Beyer, Rodes, Groove Tubes and---------------------------------- /// EXTRAS /// Marshall Amps, Watkins Amps, Elka Organ, Wurlitzer, Akai S6000 Sampler, Vintage FX pedals and Percussion
Record Label: V2, Polydor, Epic, BMG, EMI, PIAS...
Type of Label: None